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Mercury visits Herse
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Mercury enters the room of Herse, whom he has fallen in love with. In the background, Aglauros, the jealous sister of Herse, tries to stop Mercury, whereupon he turns her into stone. In the lower margin, a four-line explanation, in two columns, in Latin.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineMercurius bezoekt Herse. 1590. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
